Africa is urbanising rapidly and is facing enormous urban challenges, such as the growth of
slums and increasing inequality. Secondary cities, with their smaller economies and less …

About the practices and politics of place and identity formation–the slippery ways in which
who we are becomes wrapped up with where we are–this book exposes the relations of …

Spatial injustice and urban residential segregation represent significant dimensions in the
historical development of the settlement patterns of South Africa's urban poor, which have …

Informal settlement dwellers are disproportionately affected by ill health, violence and many
other socio-economic challenges. These are largely connected to the unhealthy and unsafe …

Informal settlements are a feature of many cities worldwide, yet information about their social
and spatial conditions is often limited to what can be obtained from external observation …

The importance of reestablishing the link between urban planning and public health has
been recognized in recent decades; this paper focuses on the relationship between urban …

Taking a socio-ecological perspective the World Health Organisation recognizes that
housing comprises four interrelated dimensions—the physical structure of the house, the …

Informal settlements are where a significant proportion of urban population find shelter in the
cities of the Global South. In some cities, this settlement type is the norm and urban …

Semi-urban settlements are places where large numbers of people come together, whether
forcibly or voluntarily, in special-purpose settlements that lack many of the features …

We identify and explore the parallels and differences between gated communities and land
invasions as forms of residential territory in cities of the South. Using the case of Cape Town …